Explaining Policy Transfer Mechanisms in Small European Countries: The Case of Telecommunication Reform

2004 ◽  
pp. 141-174
Keyword(s):  
Policy Transfer ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Transfer Mechanisms

How do policy transfer mechanisms influence policy outcomes in the context of authoritarianism in Vietnam?

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang Duong
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
National Context ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Authoritarian State ◽  
Convergence And Divergence ◽  
Transfer Mechanisms

The literature on policy transfer shows that it may result in simultaneous policy convergence and policy divergence. However, little is known about how such results happen when transferring from multiple and possibly contrasting sources. This study finds that civil service reforms in Vietnam’s merit-based policies are influenced by both western and Asian models of meritocracy. This makes them both closer to universal ‘best practices’ and at the same time sharpens the distinctiveness of Vietnam’s policy. The calculations of political actors in combination with the context of a one-party authoritarian state have led to policy transfer through mechanisms of translation and assemblage which brings about a hybrid of convergence and divergence. This study enhances understanding of policy transfer in the context of Asian authoritarianism. In finding hybridity in transfer outcomes in this national context, the article shows the uniqueness of resultant policy change and develops an analytical framework for the influence of policy transfer on policy outcomes.

scholarly journals A new mechanism for science-policy transfer and biodiversity governance?

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
JORGE M. SOBERON ◽  
JOSE K. SARUKHAN
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Full Development ◽  
Biodiversity Science ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Transfer Mechanisms ◽  
Biodiversity Governance ◽  
Conservation Of Biodiversity

SUMMARYNew initiatives are being proposed to create knowledge-transfer mechanisms between biodiversity science and so-called ‘decision makers’ that are apparently ignoring some of the significant differences to which biodiversity governance is subject at different scales. Shifting scales seriously change the rules of knowledge transfer; some implications of this are explored. Appropriate scope and focus are vital for international initiatives. There is no substitute for the full development of local capacities, and the multinational lending agencies interested in the conservation of biodiversity, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and others should support such national efforts and establish regional training facilities to help generate the human and basic institutional capacities needed.

Routes of Technology Transfer to SMEs

1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 293-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.A. Grant ◽  
P. van der Sijde ◽  
C. Henry ◽  
I. Koswenska ◽  
T. Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Transfer Process ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Transfer Mechanism ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Transfer Mechanisms ◽  
Successful Technology

This article discusses the results of a European project funded under SPRINT, the European Commission's central programme for technology transfer. The authors describe and analyse ‘good practice’ technology transfer mechanisms which are being implemented in the Netherlands, Ireland, Northern Ireland, France and Sweden. It is the authors' view that there is no one best model of a technology transfer mechanism/route to small and medium-sized entreprises. Each route is unique, and plays a different role in the technology transfer process. Based on technology transfer experiences from five different European countries, the authors examine and highlight the critical elements required for an effective university–SME partnership. In conclusion, strategic recommendations are set out for creating more successful technology transfer routes to the SME sector.

Averting robo-bees: why free-flying robotic bees are a bad idea

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-729
Author(s):  
Roslyn Gleadow ◽  
Jim Hanan ◽  
Alan Dorin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Food Security ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Plant Insect Interactions ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Insect Interactions

Food security and the sustainability of native ecosystems depends on plant-insect interactions in countless ways. Recently reported rapid and immense declines in insect numbers due to climate change, the use of pesticides and herbicides, the introduction of agricultural monocultures, and the destruction of insect native habitat, are all potential contributors to this grave situation. Some researchers are working towards a future where natural insect pollinators might be replaced with free-flying robotic bees, an ecologically problematic proposal. We argue instead that creating environments that are friendly to bees and exploring the use of other species for pollination and bio-control, particularly in non-European countries, are more ecologically sound approaches. The computer simulation of insect-plant interactions is a far more measured application of technology that may assist in managing, or averting, ‘Insect Armageddon' from both practical and ethical viewpoints.

A Typology of Caregiving Situations and Service Use in Family Carers of Older People in Six European Countries

GeroPsych ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirko Di Rosa ◽  
Christopher Kofahl ◽  
Kevin McKee ◽  
Barbara Bień ◽  
Giovanni Lamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Older People ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Service Use ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Typology Of Care

This paper presents the EUROFAMCARE study findings, examining a typology of care situations for family carers of older people, and the interplay of carers with social and health services. Despite the complexity of family caregiving situations across Europe, our analyses determined the existence of seven “caregiving situations,” varying on a range of critical indicators. Our study also describes the availability and use of different support services for carers and care receivers, and carers’ preferences for the characteristics of support services. Our findings have relevance for policy initiatives in Europe, where limited resources need to be more equitably distributed and services should be targeted to caregiving situations reflecting the greatest need, and organized to reflect the preferences of family carers.

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